Two 14-year-old girls are referred to the school psychologist because of concerns with bullying behavior. Describe two different developmental pathways for the girls, with one having a more positive outcome and one a more negative outcome
What will be an ideal response?
• Positive – with interventions put in place (timely, targeted/focused, addressing environmental and family factors), adolescent can follow the adolescent-limited trajectory that has fewer negative outcomes
• Negative – without appropriate interventions child continues lifetime pattern of behaviors that violate social norms; can lead to antisocial personality disorder, involvement with legal system, early pregnancy and substance use, suicide
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What do research results tell us about the effectiveness of psychological treatments for sexual offenders?
a. Most offenders can be helped. b. Only the offenders who admit their guilt can be helped. c. In general, treatment is not very successful. d. Psychological treatment works best when combined with medications.
A homeless woman asks Tyler for five dollars. After Tyler says no, the woman asks for a dollar and Tyler gives her a dollar. Tyler's behavior is a response to which compliance technique?
a. social validation b. door-in-the-face c. foot-in-the-door d. bait-and-switch e. low-ball
Which of the following best describes psychokinesis?
A) It refers to the perception of objects that do not stimulate the known sensory organs. B) It refers to the direct transmission of thoughts or ideas from one person to another. C) It refers to the ability to mentally manipulate or move objects. D) It refers to the transfer of information through an irregular or unusual process.
Suppose you are doing a poll of various attitudes for students at your college. You are especially interested in having an accurate representative sample based on student's geographical home area within the United States. Suppose at your college, 45% hail from the Northeast, 30% originate from the Midwest, 15% are from the West, and 10% are from the South. If you are looking to have a sample of
200 individuals, who should be included in order to have a representative sample? What will be an ideal response?